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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
TXZ024-032115-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 66 99 69 93
Temp 70 70 82 92 97 95 79 74 70 67 82 95 99 96 82 76 71 69 79 89 93 91
Dewpt 68 67 68 61 51 48 56 58 53 51 53 52 49 53 59 62 62 64 64 61 57 57
RH 93 91 63 36 21 20 46 59 55 56 37 24 19 24 46 63 73 84 60 39 30 32
Wind dir S S SW SW S SE SE S SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE
Wind spd 11 11 11 8 8 8 6 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 6 8 10 11 10 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4800 7900 1200 1200 4100 8500 2700 700 4700 5900
T Wind Dir SW S SE SW NW N NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 13 11 11 14 13 18 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 97 68 95 72 98 70 92
Temp 75 69 93 95 76 69 90 93 79 73 94 94 77 71 89 90
Dewpt 64 66 65 59 62 62 63 59 58 57 59 56 59 60 61 59
Max/Min RH 91 29 78 31 58 25 69 33
RH 68 89 40 30 63 78 41 32 48 57 30 28 54 69 38 35
PWind dir SE SE SE S S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 20 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S S C S S
Tstms S S C S S
$$
TXZ026-032115-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 99 67 101 70 95
Temp 70 70 83 92 98 95 81 76 71 68 81 95100 98 84 79 73 70 79 90 95 93
Dewpt 70 69 70 68 63 61 66 65 65 61 56 56 55 58 64 66 68 67 65 63 61 60
RH 100 97 65 46 32 33 60 69 81 78 42 27 23 27 51 64 84 90 62 41 33 33
Wind dir S S SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW W W N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 10 9 11 10 11 10 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 11 12 11 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 3900 6500 1200 900 2700 5900 1700 600 4500 6100
T Wind Dir S S SE S SW NW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 14 11 10 16 13 16 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 98 68 96 72 99 70 94
Temp 78 70 94 96 78 69 91 95 80 72 95 97 80 71 91 92
Dewpt 67 68 67 61 65 65 64 60 62 61 60 57 61 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 96 30 88 31 71 25 75 33
RH 69 93 41 32 64 87 41 31 54 68 31 27 52 73 38 36
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 20 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
TXZ043-032115-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 69 104 69 95
Temp 75 73 86 96101 99 82 75 72 70 83 98103101 85 77 71 70 80 90 95 93
Dewpt 70 69 71 66 49 46 55 56 57 60 55 50 42 44 54 59 63 66 68 66 64 62
RH 84 86 62 39 18 17 40 52 60 71 38 20 13 14 34 54 76 89 67 45 36 36
Wind dir S S SW SW SW S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW E NE NE N NE NE E E
Wind spd 9 9 12 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 11 8 6 6 5 6 9 11 11 9
Clouds SC FW FW CL SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4
Mix Hgt 4400 8500 700 500 3600 9600 2200 700 4200 5500
T Wind Dir SW SW SE SW SW SW E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 19 17 16 17 20 13 13 11 14 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 99 71 98 73 100 72 97
Temp 77 71 95 97 79 71 94 96 81 74 96 97 80 72 93 95
Dewpt 70 70 67 62 67 66 65 59 62 63 61 58 62 62 63 59
Max/Min RH 100 30 84 28 69 25 70 29
RH 78 98 40 32 66 83 38 29 54 68 32 27 53 70 37 30
PWind dir E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
$$
TXZ035-032115-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 100 64 102 69 95
Temp 73 69 81 94100 98 83 74 67 64 82 98102 99 85 77 72 69 80 90 95 92
Dewpt 66 66 64 49 33 30 35 41 42 39 40 37 35 38 48 56 59 61 64 61 57 55
RH 79 90 56 22 10 9 18 30 40 40 22 12 10 12 28 48 64 76 58 38 28 29
Wind dir S S SW W W SW S S SW SW W W W N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 13 12 13 10 10 11 9 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 14 16 14 12
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Mix Hgt 4700 13600 1200 900 8200 15400 9200 900 4800 6600
T Wind Dir SW W S SW W NW NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 12 12 13 18 16 18 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 98 69 97 72 99 70 95
Temp 76 69 95 96 79 69 94 95 80 72 94 95 78 70 91 91
Dewpt 62 65 59 53 59 61 59 53 54 56 57 52 56 58 58 54
Max/Min RH 88 22 76 24 57 22 66 25
RH 62 87 30 24 50 76 31 24 41 57 29 23 47 66 33 29
PWind dir SE S SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 10 20 10 30 20
Rain shwrs S C S
Tstms S C S
$$
TXZ031-032115-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 101 66 102 69 96
Temp 71 70 85 95100 96 80 75 70 67 81 96101 99 84 78 72 70 81 91 95 94
Dewpt 70 69 71 67 58 61 64 64 63 59 55 56 53 56 62 66 67 67 67 64 62 62
RH 98 99 64 41 25 31 59 70 80 75 42 26 20 24 48 68 85 90 65 41 34 35
Wind dir S S S S S SE SE SE S SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 10 9
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain shwrs S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mix Hgt 4300 8200 1000 900 2900 6800 2400 900 4800 6200
T Wind Dir SW S SE S SW NW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 16 14 17 13 12 10 14 12 16 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 100 68 97 72 100 70 96
Temp 77 70 95 97 78 69 91 96 80 72 97 98 80 71 92 93
Dewpt 68 69 67 64 67 66 65 62 63 61 61 59 62 62 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 31 92 32 70 26 73 32
RH 75 98 41 34 70 90 42 33 57 68 31 28 55 73 38 35
PWind dir SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 5 10 10 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
TXZ029-032115-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
333 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 97 60 98 64 92
Temp 67 64 79 89 96 93 76 70 63 61 82 94 98 95 78 72 67 65 77 87 92 89
Dewpt 67 64 64 51 38 36 44 48 47 44 42 40 40 43 54 59 60 62 63 58 54 54
RH 100100 60 27 13 14 32 45 56 53 24 15 14 17 43 64 78 90 62 38 28 30
Wind dir S S SW W W SW SE S SW W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind spd 12 11 11 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 9
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
Mix Hgt 4400 10900 1200 1000 8300 13600 7100 800 5100 6200
T Wind Dir SW W S SW NW NW NE NE E SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 16 14 13 13 18 18 19 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 96 64 94 67 96 65 91
Temp 71 65 92 92 72 65 90 90 74 68 92 91 73 66 88 87
Dewpt 62 64 59 55 61 61 59 54 54 56 56 54 57 58 58 56
Max/Min RH 100 25 87 27 66 24 75 31
RH 73 97 33 29 68 87 35 30 50 65 30 29 57 75 36 35
PWind dir SE S SE S S S S S
Wind char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 20 20 30 30
Rain shwrs S S S C S C
Tstms S S S C S C
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
Relative to Due North.
Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
0...........NIL
1-2.........Elevated
3-4.........Critical - Low
5-6.........Critical - High
7-8.........Extreme
9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
NO..........NIL
EL..........Elevated
CL..........Critical - Low
CH..........Critical - High
EX..........Extreme
HS..........Historic
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions